GRE Word List

AVOCATION

a subordinate occupation pursued in addition to one's vocation especially for enjoyment : hobby

The meaning of the word avocation is a subordinate occupation pursued in addition to one's vocation especially for enjoyment : hobby.

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WordMeaning
gruelingtrying or taxing to the point of exhaustion : punishing
putrescentundergoing putrefaction : becoming putrid
contingentdependent on or conditioned by something else
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tauthaving no give or slack : tightly drawn
searbeing dried and withered
commodiouscomfortably or conveniently spacious : roomy
mogulan Indian Muslim of or descended from one of several conquering groups of Mongol, Turkish, and Persian origin
transitiona change or shift from one state, subject, place, etc. to another
disapprobationthe act or state of disapproving : the state of being disapproved : condemnation